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Google – We Need to Have a Talk Because I Don’t Think I Love You Anymore!
While Google was originally just a search engine, it has since evolved into more of an umbrella term expanding way beyond the limitations of merely being just another online organisational brand. How prevalent are they? Well, given that the mere instance of searching for something online has seen ‘google’ or…
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Good News! – Google is Unlocking the Bluetooth on its Stadia Controller!
Following a somewhat not entirely unexpected announcement late last year, Google confirmed that its much-beleaguered game streaming platform, Stadia, would officially be shutting down this month. – I would say that they tried and failed, but in truth, Google barely tried at all with this. In the right hands, and…
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Google Traffic Hit New All-Time High During World Cup Final
Whether you’re a football fan or not, it’s hard to deny that the World Cup Final between Argentina and France was an amazing game between two well-balanced teams. With the pressures of such crucial matches often typically leading to rather drab defensive styles of play, however, I would be willing…
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Google Says the Internet Only Has 40% of Non-Duplicated Content! (Shocking?)
I daresay that many of you wouldn’t be overly surprised to be told that the internet (as a whole) hosts an incredibly large amount of duplicated content. Think of a video that’s available on YouTube. It’s incredibly unlikely if it’s proving mildly popular that this is the only site to…
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Google Confirms the Death of Stadia! (In News That Shocks No One)
Released back in November 2019, the Google Stadia was one of the first and biggest attempts to secure and establish the world of stream-based gaming. – Now, admittedly, Nvidia had successfully done this for several years with their ‘Shield’, but this was different. While Nvidia rightly recognised the Shield as…
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Google May Have Just Taken a Big Step Towards Discontinuing the Stadia!
Has the Google Stadia potentially represented one of the biggest gaming ‘console’ failures since the Wii U? It’s a difficult question to answer as it presumes that the system had every chance of being a success and through a catalog of failures, never managed to live up to its potential.…
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Google ‘Considered’ Buying Epic Games to Stop Lawsuits!
As you’re probably aware, Epic Games is currently in the middle of more than a few legal battles as it attempts to take on both Apple and Google and, specifically, the commission they charge for sales on their respective platforms. Put simply, Epic Games doesn’t think that it’s fair that…
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Google Ends First-Party Game Development on the Stadia
It’s been just a little over a year now since Google announced its Stadia gaming service release. I think it would be fair to say that while I daresay there are some happy owners out there, by and large, the platform isn’t doing anywhere near as well as the tech…
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Google Home Launches in the UK in April
About six months ago, Amazon launched its Echo device in the UK, and now, it looks like Google plans to do the same for its Google Home product. The device is scheduled to become available in the UK on April 6 via the Google Store or from stores such as Maplins, John…
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Google to Launch a Ridesharing Service Based on Autonomous Cars
Google’s ongoing efforts to create a business based on autonomous cars have not been very successful lately, but things have the potential to change drastically in the near future. Sources indicate that Larry Page wants to adopt a different driverless car strategy that would involve scrapping the current “koala” prototypes and replacing them…
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Google Will Take Action against Mobile Sites with Annoying Pop-Ups
We all know that Google tweaks its massive search engine on a regular basis in order to improve the experience of its users, and the latest change could definitely have a meaningful positive impact for those of you who prefer to use mobile devices to stay online. The company recently revealed …
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Google Earth VR Now Available for HTC Vive Users
The team behind Google Maps and the original Google Earth have been working together on a very special project for quite some time now, and the result of their hard work is now available on Steam in the form of Google Earth VR. It’s worth noting that the project was…
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Google Wants to Build an Expensive New Headquarters in London
It’s true that Brexit is still a controversial issue, but no matter what side of the argument you’re on, you have to admit that it caused a very big stir when it comes to major companies, their pricing and their plans for the future. While the likes of Apple and HTC…
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Google Marks Unsafe Sites As “Repeat Offenders”
Google’s Safe Browsing search policy is not exactly perfect, but the company is making an active effort to improve it in order to guarantee the online safety of its users. Up until recently, websites that didn’t respect Google’s policies regarding malware and phishing would become flagged, but webmasters could easily…
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